Boot and shoe



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Boot and Shoe.

No. 238,534, Patented March 8, i889.

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LEWIS SLESSINGER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

BOOT AND SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,534, dated March 8, 1881.

Application filed October 20, 1880. (MOdeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS SLESSINGER, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boots and Shoes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing.

My invention consists in certain improvements in the construction of boots and shoes, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, A is the boot leg; B, the vamp, and C the quarter.

The boot-leg I make with a front and a back in two parts, and it extends down and is connected with the upper and counter, as hereinafter described.

The vamp B, Icut high in front and rounding, so that it extends a short distance up the front part of the leg, and its side edges curve downward to the top of the quarter 0, whence it extends down to the sole in a line with the side seam of the boot-leg.

I am aware that the vamp of a boot has been cut so as to extend up the boot-leg in front in this way; but in that case the vamp was cut so as to extend down on the side of the boot in a curve to the sole, and the quarter was extended forward to meet it, to bring the point of junction of the quarter and vamp near the front part of the leg. This is objectionable, because the seam between the quarter and vamp is inclined and liable to be caught against obstructions in the motion of walking, and the quarters aremore liable to break down.

The quarters I out high also, so that they extend up on the back of the leg in the same manner as the front, while their side edges curve down to and meet the vamp on a line with the side seams of the bootleg. I unite the meeting-edges of the-vamp and quarter, and also attach the boot-leg to the upper and quarter by means of rivets and stitches.

In making the boot-leg I form the lower part of the seam on each side for a distance of two or three inches above the quarter and vamp by overlapping the edges of the front and back parts, and uniting them together by rivets and stitching. The remainder or upper part of the seam I make by inserting a welt and stitching in the usual way. The riveted portion then extends above the portion of the boot that is exposed to wear, while the remainder of the leg is made by sewing, thus making a durable and neat-appearing boot.

It will be observed, on reference to the drawing, that the back part of the boot-leg extends down to the sole inside the boot, so as to form a continuous surface within, and thus aid in forming the counter. This construction differs from that of the so-called operaboot, as in that the leg does not run below the seam that joins the upper and leg together. The present construction results in the production of a much stronger and more durable boot, and meets a long-felt want in preventing the breaking out of the boot at this part.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A boot having its vamp and counter cut rounding, so as to extend at their centers up the boot-leg in front and behind, the edges-of said counter and vamp curving downwardly and overlapping one another, and their respective ends extending down to the sole, the bootleg being made in two parts with side seams, the lower portions of which seams overlap and are united by rivets and stitching combined, while their upper parts are united by a welt and stitching only, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

LEWIS SLESSINGER. [L. Witnesses:

EDWARD E. OsBoRN, WM. F. CLARK. 

